Wilkes County, North Carolina Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Wilkes County, North Carolina from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Wilkes County Overview
18
Cemeteries
18
Indexed Records
18
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Wilkes County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Wilkes County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Wilkes County, North Carolina contains 18 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 18 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Mountlawn Memorial Park is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1916 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Wilkes County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Wilkes County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Wilkes County map overview
County center reference: 36.2303, -81.1029
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Wilkes County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Wilkes County Cemetery Directory
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Back to North CarolinaMountlawn Memorial Park
USGSScenic Memorial Gardens
VA📍 WILKESBORO, NC
Bible Way Baptist Cemetery
VA📍 NORTH WILKESBORO, NC
Billings Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 TRAPHILL, NC
Center Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 THURMOND, NC
Joines Family Cemetery
VA📍 HAYS, NC
Lewis Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 PURLEAR, NC
Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 BOOMER, NC
Mountain Park Cemetery
USGSMt Lawn Memorial Park
VA📍 NORTH WILKESBORO, NC
Burke Cemetery
USGSCherry Grove Cemetery
USGSDouble Creek Cemetery
USGSHunting Creek Cemetery
USGSKnobs Cemetery
USGSMount Sinai Cemetery
USGSOld Bethany Cemetery
USGSOld Brier Creek Cemetery
USGSRoaring Gap Cemetery
USGSRoaring River United Methodist Cemetery - Long Bottom Cemetery
USGSRoberts Cemetery
USGSSaint Pauls Cemetery
USGSTaylor Cemetery
USGSTruitt Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Wilkes County, North Carolina
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Bert Harold Holcomb
🪦 Center Baptist Church Cemetery
David Vestal Brown
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
Clate M Edsel
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
Edwin D Cothren
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
Charles E Bauguess
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
David Donnie Leatherman
🪦 Billings Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Carl M Miller
🪦 Joines Family Cemetery
Everett H Morgan
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
Bruce Wayne Whiting
🪦 Mountain Park Cemetery
Cody Andrew Yasinsac
🪦 Lewis Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Don Jones Canter
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
David L Thomas
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
Edna Andrews Weston
🪦 Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
Dorothy Louise Kirkman
🪦 Bible Way Baptist Cemetery
Conrad Alden Shaw
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
Foster Allen Phillips
🪦 Mt Lawn Memorial Park
Everette Millard Felts
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
Edward Earl Pierce
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
Surname index
Surname Index for Wilkes County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Wilkes County, North Carolina
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Bert Harold Holcomb
🪦 Center Baptist Church Cemetery
1931-01-23 - 2022-11-01 Rank: PFC
David Vestal Brown
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
1931-04-09 - 2022-05-29
Clate M Edsel
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
1937-05-26 - 2022-02-19 Rank: SP4
Edwin D Cothren
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
1947-06-27 - 2021-11-09 Rank: SP4
Charles E Bauguess
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
1946-02-17 - 2021-09-02 Rank: SP4
David Donnie Leatherman
🪦 Billings Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
1946-12-10 - 2021-08-05 Rank: SSGT
Carl M Miller
🪦 Joines Family Cemetery
1938-05-24 - 2021-07-25 Rank: SP4
Everett H Morgan
🪦 Mountlawn Memorial Park
1923-12-13 - 2021-05-10
Bruce Wayne Whiting
🪦 Mountain Park Cemetery
1949-06-13 - 2021-04-20
Cody Andrew Yasinsac
🪦 Lewis Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
1942-11-20 - 2021-04-14 Rank: A1C
Don Jones Canter
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
1934-08-08 - 2021-01-27 Rank: SP3
David L Thomas
🪦 Scenic Memorial Gardens
1942-10-05 - 2020-12-24 Rank: CPT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Wilkes County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Wilkes County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Wilkes County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Wilkes County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Wilkes County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Mountlawn Memorial Park
5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Scenic Memorial Gardens
5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Wilkes County burial records
Use a full name plus Wilkes County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to North Carolina archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Wilkes County
Wilkes County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the North Carolina archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Wilkes County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Wilkes County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Wilkes County?
18 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Wilkes County, North Carolina, with 18 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Wilkes County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Wilkes County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Wilkes County burial records include military branch context?
18 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Wilkes County.